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[TIME SENSITIVE] Tend & Defend: Meeting the Moment with Mama Bear Energy
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In this episode, I share a time-sensitive invitation and the deeper somatic framework behind it: how we meet collective intensity without bypassing, dissociating, or burning ourselves out. Recorded in the...
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Trusting Safe Enough
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 In this episode, I share a nervous system breakthrough that emerged from time on glacial ice — a shift from managing risk with urgency to trusting what felt safe enough. Recorded on a winter walk in...
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Calm Is Not The Goal
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 In this episode, I talk about nervous system support for moments when the world feels anything but calm. Recorded from my couch on a snowy day, this conversation explores why calm isn’t always the goal —...
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Somatic Workouts
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In this episode, I reflect on an evolving experiment: weaving somatic nervous system skills into interval-style workouts. Recorded on a winter walk in Anchorage, this conversation explores why learning how...
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Cordova Trip Report: When Everything Comes Together
In this reflective episode, I share a trip report from a recent visit to Cordova — a place that offered spaciousness, perspective, and a much-needed pause from routine. Through stories of travel, weather, and being in...
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Starting the Year With a Yawn
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 In this first episode back after winter break, I head out for a snowy walk and reflect on what it means to begin a new year from winter energy rather than urgency. Instead of pushing for big resolutions or...
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Walking Practice – Coregulating With The Earth
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In this short walking practice, I guide you through a simple, grounding way to co-regulate with the earth using movement, gravity, and sensory awareness. Designed to be done outdoors (or indoors if needed),...
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Orienting + Resourcing Practice
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In this short, supportive practice episode, I guide you through one of the most foundational nervous system tools we use again and again in this work:Â orienting through the senses to resource the body. This...
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Solstice + Holiday Nervous System Skills
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 In this holiday-season episode, I share gentle, practical ways to support your nervous system through the intensity of winter gatherings, family dynamics, and end-of-year reflection. Grounded in place,...
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Embodied Athlete: What Does That Even Mean?
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Embodied Athlete
 In this wintery walk-and-talk episode, I explore what it really means to be an embodied athlete — not just someone who moves their body, but someone who can stay with their body through...
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Somatic Skills: Coregulation
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In this episode, I explore one of my favorite nervous system skills: coregulation — how we borrow steadiness, safety, and connection from the world around us. Even though co-regulation is often talked about...
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Stories of Healing, Place, and Belonging with Mahshid Hager
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In this rich conversation, Mahshid Hager joins me to explore the deep connections between healing, place, ancestry, and belonging. We talk about what it means to reconnect to land after displacement, how...
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